Remove Earlier Version of Windows from Boot Menu
Open Command prompt with administrative privilege.
If you are using Windows 7, you can search for cmd in the Start Menu, right click on the exact result and select Run as Administrator. If you are using Windows 10, you can open that by pressing Win+X and selecting Command Prompt (Admin).
After opening the command prompt with admin privilege, enter the following command, and hit Enter.
bcdedit
This will help you know the currently installed and registered operating system(s) on your PC.
BCDEdit or Boot Configuration Data Editor Tool is a useful built-in tool that can even help you change Boot Menu Text, when dual-booting same version of Windows.
You will see an entry, which says Windows Legacy OS Loader. In the description, you will see Earlier Version of Windows. If you can see it, you will be able to delete this entry, by entering the following command and hitting Enter.
bcdedit /delete {ntldr} /f
It doesn’t take a long time. Just after hitting the enter button, you will get a Success message that looks as follows:
The change will be reflected immediately. You can restart your PC to check whether the unnecessary entry has been removed or not.
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